Matos comments mimic the words of former Service Employees International Union president Andy Stern, who once said, “[W]e prefer to use the power of persuasion, but if that doesn’t work we use the persuasion of power.”

Fair Immigration Reform Movement’s goal is to shame Republicans, according to Politico. A goal that is consistent with the tactics of SEIU, which fully supports immigration reform despite the added competition for American jobs it will bring.

The change in attitude comes on the heels of House speaker John Boehner expressing doubts last week that immigration reform could be passed this year — a sign that he does not have the votes needed among fellow Republicans.

Matos said the confrontations can be expected for the next two months, with House Republicans in Latino-heavy swing districts being targeted.

“Chicano is our identity; it defines who we are as people. It rejects the notion that we…should assimilate into the Anglo-American melting pot…Aztlan was the legendary homeland of the Aztecas … It became synonymous with the Southwest territories brutally stolen from a Mexican people marginalized & betrayed by the hostile custodians of the Manifest Destiny.”